Show Notes
Giant Rabbits
Karl Szmolinsky, who raises a breed of rabbits called giant grays, shows off an 18.7lbs giant gray who is 29 inches long and has ears 10 inches long, in the backyard of his house in Eberswalde, Germany in 2006.
Szmolinsky sold eight giant grays to a delegation from North Korea that wanted to raise the breed as a source of meat for the North Korean population.
Szmolinsky said his rabbits reach a maximum weight of 23lbs.
Floral Flag
Between the fields where the flag is planted, there are 9+ miles of flower fields that go all the way to the ocean. The flowers are grown by seed companies. It's a beautiful place, close to Vandenberg AFB.
The Floral Flag is 740 feet long and 390 feet wide and maintains the proper Flag dimensions, as described in Executive Order #10834. This Flag is 6.65 acres and is the first Floral Flag to be planted with 5 pointed Stars, comprised of White Larkspur. Each Star is 24 feet in diameter; each Stripe is 30 feet wide.
This Flag is estimated to contain more than 400,000 Larkspur plants, with 4-5 flower stems each, for a total of more than 2 million flowers.
Radio's Most Played Songs
One million performances is the equivalent of approximately 50,000 broadcast hours, or more than 5.7 years of continuous airplay!
The Top 10:
Over 8 Million Times
1. The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
Over 7 Million Times
2. The Association - Never My Love
3. The Beatles - Yesterday
4. Ben E. King - Stand By Me
5. Otis Redding - Dock Of The Bay
Over 6 Million Times
6. Simon and Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson
7. Johnny Rivers - Baby, I Need Your Loving
8. Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind
9. The Police - Every Breath You Take
10. Roy Orbison - Oh Pretty Woman
Real Life Garfield
A 35lb. cat has been hailed a real life Garfield in Italy.
Just like lasagne loving Garfield, this fat cat grew to such a gargantuan size by guzzling all the food treats that his native Italy can provide.
The three-year-old tabby is such a food fanatic that owner Laura Santarelli finds it impossible to get him to slim down.
And, should any of Laura's other five cats get in his way at dinner time at his home in Eupilio, the results can be catastrophic...
Human Statue of Liberty
On July 1918, 18,000 U.S. Army officers and soldiers posed as Lady Liberty on the parade grounds at Camp Dodge.
According to a July 3, 1986, story in the Fort Dodge Messenger, many men fainted-they were dressed in woolen uniforms-as the temperature neared 105 degrees.
The photo, taken from the top of a specially constructed tower by a Chicago photography studio, Mole & Thomas, was intended to help promote the sale of war bonds but was never used.
Be sure to click on the image to the right for a larger view. And also you can view other other pictures from Camp Dodge.
